- Aomori’s Nebuta Festival, breathtaking three-dimensional floats light up the night Nebuta festival is one of the Three Great Festivals of Tohoku and designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan.
- You can watchg the parade from the paid reserved seats, avoiding crowds. Also you'll have bento box dinner at the viewing seat.
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Nebuta reserved seat and bento box dinner
The Highlight
The floats are pushed along the street by human power, weaving back and forth, and spinning around for the crowd. They are often as wide as nine meters and as tall as five meters! The nebuta dancers, called “haneto” wearing flashy outfits, jump and dance as they shout “Rassera, Rassera.” ・With reserved seats at the festival ・With Bento box dinner ・English speaking assistant included
The Experience
Aomori Nebuta Festival (Enjoy plenty of the nebuta floats from the reserved seats) 【The parade start time】 2 / 3 August from 19:00 4 / 5 / 6 August from 18:45 ・Start from the intersection between Shinmachi Street and Yanagimachi Street ・About 20 large floats will participate According to the circumstances, it may not be able to see all the nebutas due to the limited time of traffic regulation. Take Bento box dinner during the parade.
Guide Services
Languages Spoken by Guides
- English
Itinerary
- Include: Dinner
- 18:00Meet in front of Richmond Hotel Aomori. We will take you to the reserved seats on foot.
- 19:00Watching the Nebuta Festival from reserved viewing seat and have bento box dinner.
- After the parade, the tour will end at the spot. You are free to leave from there.
Price Details
How to Use
- Voucher will be sent via email. Please show your e-voucher at designated location.
Purchase Notice
- If it rains, the festival will still go ahead, with nebutas being covered with large vinyl sheets
- Please prepare and wear a raincoat in case it rains, and refrain from using an umbrella as it obstructs the view of other visitors. (The seats are with no roof or sunshade.)
- According to the circumstances, it may not be able to see all the nebutas due to the limited time of traffic regulation.
- In cases of natural disasters, unforeseen disasters, coup d'etats, wars, strikes or acts of God, it may not be possible to proceed with the tour.
Important Booking Information
- The reserved seat will be either with a chair or a boxed small rising seat.
- Eating and drinking in the seats are possible.
- At the request of government or local authority, please note that it may be forced to cancel the festival or change the contents. After the tour departure, there is no refund in that case
Cancellation Policy
- Cancellation made at least 11 day(s) before departure date, Fully refundable (100% refund)
- Cancel during 8 ~ 10 day(s) of departure, will charge 20%
- Cancel during 2 ~ 7 day(s) of departure, will charge 30%
- Cancel on 1 day(s) before departure, will charge 40%
- Cancel on activities date, Non-refundable (0% refund)